Wallsend Travel Guide
Newcastle
Popular places to visit
Newcastle Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Newcastle Beach during your travels in Newcastle? While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Merewether Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Merewether Beach during your travels in Merewether? Savour the area's bars and restaurants.
Blacksmiths Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Blacksmiths Beach during your travels in Belmont? Stroll along the lakeside or visit the shops in the area.
Foreshore Park
Foreshore Park is just one of the places to see in Newcastle, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Stroll along the area's beautiful beaches or simply savour its lively bars.
Newcastle Ocean Baths
Snap photos of the art deco pavilion and two large pools that make up one of the city’s most iconic structures.
Newcastle Showground
Catch an event at Newcastle Showground during your trip to Newcastle. Stroll along the area's waterfront or simply savour its charming cafes.
Things to do
Newcastle: True Crime Guided Walking Tour
Newcastle City Tour: Coastal Charms and City Secrets
Lake Macquarie: Cruise with Lunch on the Lake
Lake Macquarie: Loop the Lake Cruise with Lunch
Top hotels in Wallsend
Ibis Budget Newcastle
Clean room - young lady who checked us in was helpful and efficient. However the room we were in overlooked the highway-even though the windows were double glazed, the noise from the traffic was horrific! My advice would be to ask for a carpark side room. Don't bother with the breakfast either!
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026
Colliery Inn, Wallsend
The owner was very kind. Clean room and bathroom
Reviewed on 30 Nov 2025
The Executive Inn
Room was nice and roomy Sheets clean and bathroom was spacious. Staff accommodating when we had an extra person We will definitely stay here again if the need arises 😀 Air con not working and asked for it to be fixed which it was cooler but a bit rattly Shame their isn’t a small flyer to tell you ...
Reviewed on 27 Feb 2026
Rydges Resort Hunter Valley
Very corporate. Good facilities but very impersonal. Only hotel on our whole trip where we didn’t get milk in the fridge! Wouldn’t stay there again. Much nicer places in the area
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Little National Hotel Newcastle
Always good
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
Honeysuckle Executive Apartments
Room needs a real good deep clean - lots of grime in the corners and on the skirtings, smudges on mirrors and glass, foul odour coming from the shower drain. I requested a late check out but the cleaners barged in at 10am on the dot (the time of the original check out time). A couple of the staff ...
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Wallsend
New Lambton
Unique features of New Lambton include the restaurants and spas. Make a stop by Blackbutt Reserve or Newcastle International Sports Centre while you're exploring the area.
Mayfield
Mayfield is well liked for its restaurants, and you can visit sights like Newcastle International Sports Centre and Newcastle Showground if you have time to explore the area.
Broadmeadow
Visitors to Broadmeadow enjoy its bars, and if you want to do some exploring, Newcastle Showground is worth a stop.
Speers Point
You'll enjoy the restaurants and parks in Speers Point. You might want to make time for a stop at Lake Macquarie or The Lake Macquarie Variety Playground.
Charlestown
Shopping, restaurants and spas are just a few things travellers enjoy about Charlestown. Check out Charlestown Square or Twin Creeks Reserve while you're exploring the area.
Warners Bay
Unique features of Warners Bay include the lake views and restaurants. Make a stop by Lake Macquarie or Hunter Ice Skating Stadium while you're exploring the area.
